Northwest Invasive Plant Council Land Owner Weed Removal Rebate

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1 2018 Land Owner Weed Removal Rebate Thank you for your interest in the s Land Owner Weed Removal Rebate program and your concern for the spread of alien invasive plants in British Columbia. Landowners incurring a cost to control invasive weeds on their private land may be eligible for up to 50% of treatment cost to a maximum of $500 (excluding contractor travel cost). The rebate fund is limited, and qualified applicants are approved on a first-come, first-served basis. You must hire a certified pesticide applicator with a valid service licence to provide invasive plant treatment recommendations and a treatment cost estimate (contractor travel is not eligible). A list of potential service providers is provided but not limited by NWIPC with this application. The cost must be within industry standards. A rebate will only be given once per year for each applicant and/or treatment area and only after NWIPC receives confirmation of payment to the contractor. You must not be receiving money from any other funding program for weed control on your private land to qualify. Criteria for participation in our program: PART 1: APPLICATION for ASSISTANCE 1. Complete all fields and submit the attached 2018 Application for Assistance form. You may choose to have your contractor submit the Application. The type of invasive plant(s) treated must be listed. 2. Only invasive species on the list, included with this application, are eligible for treatment. 3. You will receive a letter from the NWIPC advising you of the acceptance of your application. PART 2: REQUEST for REBATE 1. Complete and submit the REQUEST for REBATE form once the job is finished and you have paid the contractor. Rebates will not be issued if the contractor has not been paid. 2. Attach: 1) a copy of the applicator s invoice; 2) treatment area maps; 3) applicator certificate number and expiry date; and 4) service licence number and expiry date to the NWIPC. 3. The annual deadline for submitting your completed Part 2: 2018 Rebate Request is November 15, Contact Information: PO Box 2052, Prince George, BC V2N 2J6 Toll free: WEEDS (leave a detailed message) projects@nwipc.org Please keep this page handy for contact information. Last Updated March 2018 Page 1 of 5

2 2018 Landowner Weed Removal Rebate Program Application for Assistance and Rebate Note: you must complete all fields marked * for your application to be considered. PART 1 Application PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY *Name: *Mailing Address: *City: *Postal Code: *Phone: Alternate Phone: Address: APPLICATION LOCATION: all fields must be completed; a hectare (ha) is 100 m x 100 m (10,000 m 2 ) (a current property assessment may be requested before final approval of rebate) *Owner/Lessee *Property Description e.g., private/residential *Total Area (ha) *Estimate of Infestation Size (ha) *Area Applied For (ha) Totals *Have you applied for a rebate before? Yes No In what year(s)? *Target Invasive Plant(s) for Treatment (Refer to Plant List on Page 5): *Signature of Landowner/Lessee: *Date: CONTRACTOR/APPLICATOR QUOTE: *Name of Certified Applicator: *Service Licence #: *Contractor Estimate: Last Updated March 2018 Page 2 of 5

3 PART 2: Request for Rebate I/We (landowner/lessee please print) certify that the work done to control noxious weeds (invasive plants) on my/our private land was undertaken on my/our behalf and that the invoice provided us is true and correct. I/We have attached the following to my/our request for rebate: Copy of the applicator s invoice Treatment area maps Applicator Certificate number and expiry date Service Licence number and expiry date Data sheet(s) completed by the certified applicator Landowner Signature Date THIS AREA FOR PESTICIDE APPLICATOR USE ONLY Applicator to fill out the WAIVER FORM FOR HERBICIDE CONTROL OF INVASIVE PLANTS supplied by NWIPC and have landowner sign and date the form. Name of Certified Applicator: Service Licence #: Expiry Date: Applicator Certificate #: Expiry Date: Invoice (marked PAID) attached: Total area of weed infestation treated: ha Total cost Excluding travel: Treatment Area Maps Attached: Signature of Certified Applicator Date Checklist for Weed Removal Rebate LANDOWNER Submit completed application form including name of contractor and contractor s estimate to NWIPC Receive approval from NWIPC, and hire spray contractor Submit Request for Rebate with all documentation from the contractor attached to NWIPC CERTIFIED APPLICATOR Submit cost estimate for pesticide application to landowner Carry out work when authorized to do so by the landowner Submit invoice, applicator s certificate number, Service Licence number, and maps of treatment areas to the landowner The NWIPC reserves the right to enter said lands to identify and verify the work s accuracy and completeness. The NWIPC will not be involved in laying out treatment areas, selecting or recommending a specific contractor or applicator, selecting pesticide or mode of application, or any other matters of an operational nature. The landowner is solely responsible for all work done by the applicator. Last Updated March 2018 Page 3 of 5

4 Invasive Plant Contractor Contact Information for 2018 This list is provided for information purposes only. Any certified Pesticide Applicator who has a service license may do the work. The does not promote or provide references for these companies. Spectrum Resource Group Inc. Eric Nijboer Prince George, Smithers, Terrace ext. 111 enijboer@srgi.ca BV Solutions Eric Becker Smithers bvsolutions@gmail.com DC Forestry Ltd. Doug Corrin Prince George dcfs@telus.net Grayco Gary Gray Kamloops gdgray@telus.net TJ Forestry Matthew Harder Vanderhoof tjforestrycont@hotmail.com Pathfinder Endeavours Rick Matthe Prince George mail@pathfinderltd.ca MGP Contracting Michael Pangman Burns Lake (Dawson Creek) mgpcontracting@hotmail.com Last Updated March 2018 Page 4 of 5

5 Eligible Invasive Plants: NWIPC Land Owner Weed Removal Rebate Program 2018 Common Name Latin Name Common Name Latin Name Baby's-breath Gypsophila paniculata Plumeless thistle Carduus acanthoides Bishop s Goutweed Aegopodium podagraria Purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Black knapweed Centaurea nigra Russian knapweed Acroptilion repens Bladder campion Silene cucubalus Russian thistle Salsola kali Blueweed Echium vulgare Scentless chamomile Matricaria maritima Brown knapweed Centaurea jacea Scotch Broom Cytisus scoparius Bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Scotch thistle Onopordum acanthium Canada thistle Cirsium arvense Spotted knapweed Centaurea stoebe Chicory Cichorium intybus St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum Common Comfrey Symphytum officinale L. Sulphur cinquefoil Potentilla recta Common bugloss Anchusa officinalis Tansy ragwort Senecio jacobaea Common burdock Arctium minus Wild carrot Daucus carota Common tansy Tanacetum vulgare Wild mustard Sinapis arvensis Cypress spurge Euphorbia cyparissias Wormwood/absinthium Artemisia absinthium Dalmatian toadflax Linaria dalmatica Yellow archangel Lamium galeobdolon Diffuse knapweed Centaurea diffusa Yellow flag iris Iris pseudacorus English holly Ilex aquifolium Yellow floating heart Nymphoides peltata English ivy Hedera helix Yellow loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris Field scabious Knautia arvensis Yellow toadflax Linaria vulgaris Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Gorse Ulex europaeus Greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa Hawkweeds Hieracium spp. Himalayan balsam Impatiens glandulifera Himalayan blackberry Rubus discolor Hoary alyssum Berteroa incana Knotweed - Bohemian Fallopia X bohemicum Knotweed - Giant Fallopia sachalinensis Knotweed - Himalayan Persicaria wallichii Knotweed - Japanese Fallopia japonica Leafy spurge Euphorbia esula Marsh plume thistle Cirsium palustre Meadow goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis Meadow knapweed Centaurea debeauxii Mossy stone crop Sedum acre Mountain bluet Centaurea montana Nodding thistle Carduus nutans Oxeye daisy Chrysanthemum leucanthemum Last Updated March 2018 Page 5 of 5